The Making Of Fornication: Eros, Ethics, And Po... -

Sexual regulation served as a tool for defining community boundaries.

Early Greek philosophy viewed sexual desire as a force to be channeled for the benefit of the city-state. The Making of Fornication: Eros, Ethics, and Po...

Early Church Fathers reimagined Greek self-discipline as a strict religious mandate. Sexual regulation served as a tool for defining

The Making of Fornication: Eros, Ethics, and Political Reform in Greek Philosophy and Early Christianity explores how the concept of "fornication" was constructed through centuries of moral and social shifts. It traces the evolution of sexual ethics from Classical Greek ideals to the rigorous asceticism of late antiquity. 🏛️ Classical Origins The Making of Fornication: Eros, Ethics, and Political

Celibacy became a new form of political and moral capital in the late Roman Empire.

The term was expanded to cover nearly all non-procreative or extramarital acts.

Sanctity replaced civic duty as the primary motivation for sexual restraint. 📜 Political Reform